Ocean City, Md

Ocean City, Maryland is a tourist area, and during the months between May through September

you can meet people from all walks of life. The area attracts a good many students from China,

Germany, Russia, and every where else. They come here to work and play. Many take jobs in the

fancy restaurants, fast foods and at the amusements parks that pepper this island strip during the

summer season. During the summer months this small area becomes so populated that traffic

backs up about everyday and the simplest of tasks like going to the supermarket is actually an

adventure into the unknown. What would be a ten minute ride could very easily take an hour.

I was amazed how many summer crazed people can be in one place. But if you ask the locals, the tourists over the last few years, because of gas prices, and the

high cost of living, has dropped by half and the other half staying for shorter periods of time.

Recently, the locals admitted they was seeing a lot more off season visitors then in the past.

When the season is over, many businesses will close for the winter. Staying open will only take

away any profit made during the season. The town literally goes in to hibernation. Only the

wealthiest stay open! Mostly local pubs and sports bars, that you can find in every nook and

cranny on the island. Life in Ocean City, Md. during the winter months is like night to day compared to summer.

Life is not easy for those who choose to called this area home. Year round work is non-existent

to strangers and the locals dislike the swarm of teenage foreigners that come in during the early

spring taking jobs that is desperately needed locally after a long winter.

Though with all the hardships this area has to deal with, Ocean City is a little place in

heaven. The Ocean gentle rolls on to soft sandy sea shell shore, with a rushing sound that

echo's deep in to your soul. The vastness of the sea before you envelopes your spirit and the

blue of bluest sky blankets the essence of your being. Then with a gentle steady breeze that

blows from origins unknown from some where in the middle, raises goose bumps even on the

warmest of days. As evening draws small twinkling bits of lights scatter the darking sky round a grayish

white moon. If you turn completely around you can watch the sun hover over the bluish gray

horizon as if time seems to cease and breathing stops ever so slightly. This is “Life” in it's

purest form, the way its been since the beginning. For a brief moment when no one is around

and it's just me sitting on the ocean dock watching the sea gulls take turns dipping their feet

in to the ocean. I feel connected to all that is around me. All that is part of me, my future, my

life today, even my past is part of all that brought me to that very moment on the dock.

I found a little piece of heaven in Ocean City, Md.

Ocean City, Maryland If you ever get a chance You must visit this town. It sits by the Ocean Visitors swarm from all around. You can walk the board walk And have some Thrashers Fries. Or you can play at the amusement park And ride on the wild rides. When you get hungry, The best food can be found. You must try the crab cakes, Ocean City is renowned. You can lay on the white sandy beach Soaking in the warmth of the sun. You can ride the rushing waves. This is just part of all the fun. The Bull on the Beach Is known all year round. Then there's Crab Alley, For the best crabs in town. Maybe a sweet tooth Is more your flair. Dozens of Candy Kitchens You'll find here and there. But the best part of all, Is the Ocean by far. The soft sandy beaches, The waves rolling on shore. So if you get a chance To visit this sea side town. Put your feet in the Ocean, Feel the feeling deep down. My first of many adventures to come.